Pietro Parenzo
Murdered Italian mayor and saint
Feast: 21 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Pietro Parenzo was a mayor (Italian: podestà ) of the Italian Comune of Orvieto during the 12th century. He was assassinated in 1199 by the adherents of Catharism and became honored as a saint and wonderworker after his death. He is the patron saint of the city of Orvieto.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q6699740 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Pietro Parenzo (CC BY-SA)
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